Table 1:

Lifetime prevalence of suicidal behaviour among Canadian military personnel and civilians, 2002–2012/13

Suicidal behavior	Military personnel			Civilian population			Military v. civilian

	Prevalence, % (95% CI)		Adjusted OR^† (95% CI), 2013 v. 2002	Prevalence, % (95% CI)		Adjusted OR^† (95% CI), 2012 v. 2002	Adjusted OR^† (95% CI), 2002	Adjusted OR^† (95% CI), 2012/13

	2002 n = 5153	2013^*n = 6700		2002 n = 25 643	2012 n = 15 981
All

Ideation	15.7 (14.7–16.9)	15.4 (14.5–16.3)	1.04 (0.93–1.17)	15.2 (14.6–15.8)	13.3 (12.5–14.1)	0.93 (0.85–1.02)	1.09 (0.98–1.22)	1.32 (1.17–1.50)

Plan	NA	6.1 (5.5–6.7)	NA	NA	4.6 (4.1–5.1)	NA	NA	1.64 (1.35–1.99)

Attempt	2.5 (2.1–3.1)	3.0 (2.5–3.5)	1.32 (1.02–1.72)	3.6 (3.3–3.9)	3.5 (3.1–4.0)	1.10 (0.93–1.30)	0.92 (0.74–1.15)	1.14 (0.91–1.44)

Men

Ideation	14.8 (13.6–16.0)	14.9 (13.9–15.9)	1.11 (0.97–1.26)	14.0 (13.2–14.9)	11.8 (10.7–12.9)	0.88 (0.77–1.00)	1.03 (0.91–1.18)	1.30 (1.12–1.52)

Plan	NA	5.9 (5.3–6.6)	NA	NA	4.0 (3.5–4.7)	NA	NA	1.66 (1.33–2.08)

Attempt	2.1 (1.6–2.7)	2.6 (2.1–3.1)	1.51 (1.09–2.09)	2.4 (2.1–2.7)	2.7 (2.2–3.2)	1.23 (0.98–1.54)	0.83 (0.62–1.11)	1.15 (0.85–1.55)

Women

Ideation	22.6 (20.5–24.9)	18.4 (15.7–21.3)	0.78 (0.62–0.97)	16.3 (15.4–17.2)	14.8 (13.6–16.1)	0.98 (0.87–1.11)	1.48 (1.27–1.74)	1.36 (1.09–1.70)

Plan	NA	6.7 (5.2–9.1)	NA	NA	5.1 (4.3–6.0)	NA	NA	1.60 (1.09–2.35)

Attempt	5.8 (4.7–7.0)	5.4 (3.9–7.5)	0.92 (0.59–1.44)	4.8 (4.4–5.3)	4.4 (3.7–5.2)	1.03 (0.82–1.29)	1.22 (0.93–1.61)	1.42 (0.93–2.18)

Note: CI = confidence interval, NA = not available in data set or not released by Statistics Canada to protect respondents’ confidentiality, OR = odds ratio.
↵* In the Canadian Forces 2013 survey, percentages were based on weighted numbers, which were rounded to a base 20 for confidentiality purposes according to Statistics Canada’s data-release policies.
↵† Adjusted for age, sex, marital status, visible minority status, education and income.